What happened on Friday October 05, 1984?

About October 5th, 1984, in brief:

  • Historical events: Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in an act of retaliation following her military operation against Sikh separatists at the Golden Temple in Amritsar earlier that year.
  • Day of the week: October 5th, 1984 was a Friday
  • Zodiac Sign: Libra (in western zodiac), Rat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
  • #1 US song: Let's Go Crazy by Prince
  • #1 UK song: I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
  • Popular movie: Sahara directed by Breck Eisner

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October 05, 1984: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on October 05, 1984:

  • Assassination of Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in an act of retaliation following her military operation against Sikh separatists at the Golden Temple in Amritsar earlier that year.
  • First Canadian in Space Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian astronaut to travel to space, serving as a payload specialist aboard NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger during mission STS-41-G, marking a significant milestone in Canadian space exploration.

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October 05, 1984: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was October 05, 1984?


October 05, 1984 was a Friday and it was the 279th day of the year 1984 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 05, 1984 can also be written as 10/5/1984 in the US and as 5/10/1984 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on October 05, 1984?


Famous people born on October 05, 1984:

  • Colonel Reyel
  • Elena Velikanova

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October 05, 1984: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on October 05, 1984:

  • Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter

    British comedy actor known for roles in sitcoms like 'Rising Damp' and 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'.

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October 05, 1984: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on October 05, 1984 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 1st and October 7th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

October 05, 1984: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 05, 1984 was Let's Go Crazy by Prince, according to the music chart for the week October 1st and October 7th.

  1. - Let's Go Crazy youtube
  2. - I Just Called To Say I Love You youtube
  3. - Drive youtube
  4. - Missing You youtube
  5. - She Bop youtube

October 05, 1984: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on October 05, 1984 was I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder, according to the music chart for the week October 1st and October 7th.

  1. - I Just Called To Say I Love You youtube
  2. - Freedom youtube
  3. - The War Song youtube
  4. - No More Lonely Nights (Ballad) youtube
  5. - Ghostbusters youtube

October 05, 1984: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 05, 1984 was Let's Go Crazy by Prince And The Revolution, according to the music chart for the week October 1st and October 7th.

  1. - Let's Go Crazy
  2. - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) youtube
  3. - I Just Called To Say I Love You youtube
  4. - The Last Time I Made Love
  5. - You Get The Best From Me
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October 05, 1984: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 5th is Libra.

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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.

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October 05, 1984: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 05, 1984 is Rat and the associated element is Wood.

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October 05, 1984: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on October 05, 1984 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 05, 1984 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 05, 1984 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 88% full, rising at 05:05 pm and setting at 03:28 am.

The previous full moon was on Sep 10, 1984 while the next full moon would come on Oct 09, 1984.

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How old is someone born on October 05, 1984?


Someone born on October 05, 1984 is:

40 years 8 months old,

or 488 months and 20 days old,

or 2124 weeks and 5 days old,

or 14873 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 05, 1984?

There are 102 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday October 5th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 05, 1984?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on October 05, 1984.

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